Genesis 9:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.”
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BSBPD
“Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 9:20 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
- Genesis 3:23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
- Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
- Genesis 5:29And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
- Deuteronomy 20:6Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
- Deuteronomy 28:30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 5:9The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
- Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
- Isaiah 28:24Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
- 1 Corinthians 9:7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
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